Horse-releaser.



2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 PATENTED OCT. 22. 1907.

G. W. SMITH.

HORSE RELEASER.

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PATBNTED OCT. 22. 1907.

G. W. SMITH. HORSE RELEASER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1907.

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GEORGE W. SMITH, OF MINNESOTA LAKE, MINNESOTA.

HORSE -RE LE ASER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1907.

Application filed .Tune 20. 1907. Serial No. 379.956.

To all whom it may Concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SMITH, a citizen oi the United States, residing at Minnesota Lake, in the county oi Faribault, State oi Minnesota, have invented certain new and nsel'ul Improvements in Horse-Iteleaseis; and I do hereby declare the following to be a iull, clear, and exact description oi the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hores releasers, and in its broad embodiment it comprises a stationary supporting device, a plat-e to which \he whitl'letree is attached slidably connected with said supporting device and displaceable lock between the slidable plate and the supporting device. In connection with a device constructed generally as above described the invention aims as a primary object to provide a novel construction, combination and arrangement ot parts, the details oi which will appear in the course of the following description, in which reierence is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ol this specilication like characters ol reference designatng similar parts, throughout the several views, 'wliereinzed Figure l is a side elevation showing the manner ot use ol' a horse releaser comprehended in the present invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof. `Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section thereof. Fig. l. is a top plan view thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral l. designates a centrally located stationary part oi the vehicle frame to which. is secured, by means ol' bolts 2, a supporting member 3 the latter being provided with a longitudinal groove 4 and with flanges 5, overlying said groove. lilounted ior sliding movement in the groove fil, is a plate G having a reduced neck 7 projecting through said groove and at its iront end provided with ilanges 8 at each side thereof which overlie the flanges 5. The plate G isf extend ed rearwardly and is provided with a transverse groove 9, which, in the normal position ol the parts registers with similar grooves l0, provided in the member 3 at each side thereof. A bolt Il is employed as a pivot pin lor the horizontal extension l2 ot a lever I3, the latter having connection at its iront end with a chain I4, by means oi which the device is manipulated. rlhe lever 13 carries adjacent the eX- tension I2 a transverse bar l5, which is designed to seat in the grooves 9 and ILO in their registering relation and to lock the plate 6 against accidental displacement. The bar l5 is constructed at each side with openings I6 which surround npstanding bolts I7, carried by the member 3. Nuts I8 are threaded upon. the upper ends oi said bolts and expansive coil springs 19 are interposed between the nuts I8 and the bar 15, the function ot these springs being to hold said bar in position in said grooves.

The plate G has secured thereto by means of bolt and nut iastenings 20, an angular arm 2l, the upper end oi which is constructed with an opening 22 to surround an upstanding post 23 carried at the 'iront end oi the plate 6, a jam nut 24 being threaded upon the upper end oi the post 23 and serving to hold the arm 2l in proper position. 'lhe post 23 constitutes the pivot for the whil lle tree and the arm 2l a retainer therefor.

In the course oll use, should the horse become unmanageable, the driver pulls on the chain I4 and raises the lever I3 against the tension oi 'a spring 19 and in such action moves the bar l5 out oi the grooves 9 and l0, thus disrupting the interlocking engagement of the plate 6 with respect to the member 3. The horse is now iree to run out ol the sliaits oi the vehicle and in such action Carries the whlille tree together with the plate G away from the support 3.

The horse releaser constructed in accordance with the present invention is simple in its structural details, inexpensive to manufacture and practical and eilicient in use.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that simple and ellicient means are provided tor accomplishing the objects oi the invention, but while the elements herein shown and described are well adapted to serve the functions set iorth, it is obvious that various minor changes may be made in the proportions, shape and arrangement oi the several parts, without departing irom the spirit and scope oi the invention as delined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

A device of the type set forth, comprising a stationary supporting member having a longitudinal groove, a plate mounted for sliding movement in said groove and constructed to support a whiiile tree, said supporting member' being constructed with registering transverse grooves, said plate heilig constructed with a transverse groove designed to register with said first named transverse grooves, a lever pivoted at its rear end to said supporting member, a transverse bar carried by said lever for engagement in said several grooves, Said bar being formed with openings in the ends thereof, upstanding bolts carried by said supporting member and projecting through said openings, nuts threaded upon the upper endsof said bolts, and expansive coil springs interposed between said nuts and said bar.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. SMITH.

Witnesses GUsT A. Bnsnn, C. L. IEAsE. 

